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Laurence E. (Larry) Blow President, MaglevTransport, Inc. www.maglevtransport.com High Speed Rail World 2010 Conference Washington, D.C. April 19-22, 2010 1. Too expensive 2. Just another train 3. Replaces automobiles 4. Still experimental 5. Not safe or reliable 6. Can’t carry freight 7. Can’t do anything a train can’t do 8. Incompatible with rail 9. Magnetic fields are harmful 10. It’s noisy and “belches” CO2 UK Ultraspeed analysis suggests otherwise • Maglev and rail data from UK Ultraspeed website: www.500kmh.com UK capital cost analysis suggests otherwise Operating costs tell a similar story Infrastructure cost comparisons are illuminating Maintenance cost comparisons favor maglev Dictionary usage of “train” can be misleading It’s not “a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive,” but it’s close to “a procession (of wagons, mules, camels or vehicles) traveling together in single file.” Maglev’s more like an airplane without wings Lightweight / aerospace materials, pressurized car bodies Sleek, futuristic body shapes without overhead wires, etc. It’ll never happen -- we love our cars too much Studies since 1989-1991 show this effect TRB’s “In Pursuit of Speed” did good work Maglev must always be faster than autos Real competition is the short-haul air market Not a myth for many years, since maglev testing started in the 1970s, but: 2001: Contracts signed for construction in China 2003: Shanghai airport connector opens 2009: 210,000 one-way trips taken since 2004 Not a myth for many years, and now: 2007: Japan announces plans to commercialize its high- speed superconducting maglev, the “Chuo Shinkansen” 2009: Japan government concurs that the technology is ready for revenue service starting in 2025 Will connect Tokyo and Nagoya at first (290 km/180 mi) Osaka area extension to follow (260 km/160 mi) Full-scale test tracks have been operating since the early 1980s 560,000 passengers over more than 1.8 M km / 1.1 M miles Shanghai riders: 23 Million+ (2004 - 2009), travelling more than 3.9 million miles Commercial on-time reliability: 98.98% No injury accidents in normal operations* Air shipping: Per section: 19 U.S. tons capacity Up to 20 section consists: 380 tons ea. Running speeds: > 400 km/h (250 mph) Seaborne shipping: Single- or double-stack Up to 20 sections: 20 – 40 units 400 – 800 containers / hour Running speeds: > 160km/h (100 mph) TGV record speed: 574 km/h (357 mph) Total track: 150 km (93 mi) SCMaglev record speed: 581 km/h (361 mph) Total track: 18.4 km (11.4 mi) Transrapid record speed: 501 km/h (311 mph) Transrapid daily speed: 430 km/h (267 mph) Total track: 30 km (19 mi) Maglev performance is out of HSR’s reach Maglev performance is out of HSR’s reach Speed, acceleration, braking, banking, climbing: 3X More true than not, considering different track shapes, materials and loads…and that’s good Connections are made in stations, along with other modes (commuter rail, bus, taxi, subway, private cars or airplanes) Maglev runs only in sealed corridors Such a claim just makes no sense. Source: German Federal Institute for Industrial Medicine Field test data taken by experts says otherwise Notes: (1) +3dB difference = 2X perceived sound level (2) Source: “Noise Characteristics of the Transrapid TR08 Maglev System” DOT-VNTSC-FRA- 02-13, July 2002 UK Ultraspeed looked at CO2 implications vs. trip times for Glasgow – Edinburgh route 3 stations, 66.4 km/41.5 mi distance There’s no “belching” of CO2 going on… Many things you hear about maglev vs. high-speed rail simply aren’t true, especially regarding: Costs Maturity Environmental effects Rail is approaching its practical limits Maglev is poised to enter the U.S. market Maglev is a viable high-speed travel alternative.

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